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Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter.
For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.

Seven is great.but soon or later Micro$$$oft is gonna be terminated.it's just a matter of time.

You do realise that MS employ 100,000's thousands of people directly and in directly (probably a lot more than this) and them being "terminated" is not going to be good for software development, applications, operating systems or economies around the world.

I know this is a Linux forum but some people really need to appreciate the success and operations of other companies, including MS, Apple etc.

For the record, I do hope that one day MS have less hold on the overall market place and allow other companies to start earning money to put more back into development. This is happening slowly.

I like supporting FOSS for a different reason, because I like it. Plain and simple. I like the way it looks, I like the way it works, I like the way its super customizable, I like not having to pay out my nose for something and I like that I can try all sorts of distros and give them to my friends (If I had friends to give it too, lol).

But ideologically, I see no problem with Microsoft or Apple. I even like Steve Ballmer, having watched more videos of him on YouTube (the first one I saw of him was the crazy dancing one). (Does this make me a **M$ TROLL!** ?)

If you love FOSS and test many distros as you say, why haven't I seen you with any icon of any linux distro? It's always Mac and once in a blue moon window$.

Second, you liking window$ is one thing, but Steve Ballmer! Why?

This guy spews hate of linux and opensource. In fact, he hates anything that conflicts with Micro$oft's interests.

they screw up my grubs and i always need to get to the live cd and install grub.
why doesn't it ubuntu 10.04 just let me have grub 1 if i want ... it's easier to install and it fits better for me

i mean , it screwed it up for me once , i was having grubs2 and then i installed grub1 and then the next update it was completely screwed showing me a flashing line in the left up corner of the screen

if somebody would just tell me a easy way to install grub2 ... maybe it wouldnt be that bad ... thats why i was saying that live cds are awesome

PS : i like to have a working system ,, i don't have the time to go to the CLI every time i update ..
PS2 : that's why i use ubuntu .. if i wanted to mess with my pc i would havew chosen arch or gentoo ... like you do guys ...
i don't use mint because after i suspend my laptop i get no sound when waking it up ..
do u recommend me staying to download mandriva ? is it really the distribution that dont get you to the cli

they screw up my grubs and i always need to get to the live cd and install grub.
why doesn't it ubuntu 10.04 just let me have grub 1 if i want ... it's easier to install and it fits better for me

i mean , it screwed it up for me once , i was having grubs2 and then i installed grub1 and then the next update it was completely screwed showing me a flashing line in the left up corner of the screen

if somebody would just tell me a easy way to install grub2 ... maybe it wouldnt be that bad ... thats why i was saying that live cds are awesome

PS : i like to have a working system ,, i don't have the time to go to the CLI every time i update ..
PS2 : that's why i use ubuntu .. if i wanted to mess with my pc i would havew chosen arch or gentoo ... like you do guys ...
i don't use mint because after i suspend my laptop i get no sound when waking it up ..
do u recommend me staying to download mandriva ? is it really the distribution that dont get you to the cli

If you like Grub Legacy instead of Grub2, you can just black-list it for apt-get and it won't overwrite your current grub loader. Honestly, Mandriva is nice, but if you want something like that use PCLinuxOS or one of the *buntus (my personal opinion). But wrong place to ask this.

Back to your statement, I hate when Windows Updates. I really don't know what it is deciding to install and half of the time the update fails to continue after it installs, asks me to reboot and goes to "Stage 3 of configuring". So it then takes 20 more minutes to reload the Windows Backup and then finally I'm back at my desktop. But oh wait!!! New updates are available!! Let's try again!!! :/ Nope... I've only had Linux screw me over once on updates (Fedora 8 to 9) but that's because Fedora 9 sucked anyways. I've never (even now when I run Arch-Testing), have I had my computer crash due to a bad update. Can't say the same about Windows. :/